25/01/19 I still had some fruit and nuts
leftovers from the truck so I had breakfast at the hostel then took an Uber to
the Apartheid museum which was great, very modern with lots of archives on the
topic. I liked their creative idea of 2 separate entries, one for white people
and one for non-white people, as it used to be the case in the daily life of
South Africans, it instantly puts you in the shoes of the people who were
segregated during the Apartheid. I was shocked by the countless laws they put
in place to manage the segregation, as every aspect of people’s life was
segregated. Things like mix marriage was not allowed, registration laws
(people’s ‘colour’ was written on their ID), labour laws, segregated transport,
college and education laws. It is difficult for me to realise how hard it was
at that time, especially because I grew up in the Western society after the
Apartheid, but looking back at history it feels so wrong. Again I am not proud
of my ancestors ?.
Another Uber took me to the Rosebank mall where I had a chance to shop at the
crafts market in a safe environment (a security agent asked me to put my phone
in my bag or my pocket as I was holding it) then another Uber took me back the
hostel where Muzi the driver picked me up to drive me to the airport.
I feel like I haven’t seen much of the South African culture and the people, as
we explored a lot of the nature and the wildlife on the tour, but the rare
people I met were very friendly.
I had a great time and I was very lucky to travel with Jane and Andrew who were
very easy going and really nice to me, I hope to meet them again when I will be
back to Sydney.
